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Spirit Of Radio,Orlando, FL 04-15-08:

Sting.com is reporting that Rush will be included on Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace, a new album supporting Tibet and the Dalai Lama. The story states that the album will contain all acoustic tracks, although it is unknown whether the Rush track is a newly recorded acoustic track, or if it is a previously released track (i.e. "Resist"). Thanks to RushIsABand.com for the headup!
"The Art of Peace Foundation announced today that over a dozen of the world's top musical artists, including Sting, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Suzanne Vega, Rush and Duncan Sheik are coming together for an album entitled, Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace. The project is the artists' expression of peace and support for Tibet and the Dalai Lama. The album features acoustic songs recorded by the artists that are proactive celebrations of our shared humanity and common search for happiness. The songs themselves reflect the sublime beauty and vulnerabilities experienced in pursuit of happiness, peace and freedom. The album will release August 5th, three days before the opening of the Summer Olympics..." - Sting.com, July 9, 2008
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Rush is the featured artist on the August issue of the UK's Classic Rock magazine. The cover headline reads Rush. Surviving tragedy. Defying fashion. Rock's uncoolest band take on the world. Again. The seven page feature was written around the Vegas show and tells of Rush being true to their convictions and the devotion of their fans.
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Working Man (Vault Edition) Single
Originally released for Rock Band on July 8th, today Rush has released the "Working Man" (Vault addition) on iTunes!
"The version features a never before heard guitar solo that Alex Lifeson did during the original recordings back in the 70’s. The song was re-mixed by Rich Chycki who is known for his work on R30 and Snakes & Arrows. A great addition to the Rush song library!" - Rush.com, July 21, 2008
Rockband.com has a recent video interview with Alex & Geddy filmed backstage before a recent concert, where they discuss finding this lost "Working Man 'alternate solo'", and go into detail regarding the making of their debut album.
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Rush On Colbert Report/Playing Rock Band
On Wednesday July 16th, Rush appeared on The Colbert Report. The complete episode is available on Colbert's website. Before taking the stage, however, Rush answered the challenge and performed "Tom Sawyer" as part of the video game Rock Band. How did it go? After playing the song, Geddy quips "I'm joining another band..."
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"...The Canadian band Rush, which hasn’t performed on U.S. television in more than three decades, will play their classic 'Tom Sawyer' on the Comedy Central show Wednesday (11:30 p.m. EST). The Geddy Lee-led trio, which is currently on tour, hasn’t played on U.S. television since 1975..." - Associated Press, July 15, 2008
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Rush On Colbert Report (Interview + Tom Sawyer) With End of Song! 15.07.2008.

Snakes & Arrows Live Tour Concludes Tonight / Atlanta Show Filmed
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The 2008 leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour kicked off April 11th in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and concludes tonight in Indianapolis, Indiana. Click here for complete 2008 tour news and reviews.

The Snakes & Arrows Live 2CD set, featuring the full 2007 leg of the tour recorded last year in Rotterdam, was released this past April. The complimentary DVD is to be released later this year, although no official date has been announced. However, as confirmed by this official notice from FogoLabs, the band also filmed the recent July 22nd show in Atlanta in HD. According to inquires made at the show, cameramen stated they were primarily capturing the new songs introduced on the second leg for possible inclusion as bonus footage on the pending DVD release...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Rush is one of the many high profile artists appearing on the Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace benefit album. The album will be released on iTunes August 5th, three days before the opening ceremony of the Bejing Olympics, and on cd seven days later. Although the tracklist is not yet available, according to the product description the album will contain "...acoustic recordings - some original for the project and some acoustic recordings of previously released songs."
"'This album will focus people's attention on the importance of Tibet, the gifts of its culture, and the crisis the Tibetan people are facing today,' said one of the album's organisers, Michael Wohl. The album is due for global release on iTunes on August 5, three days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. It will then be available through other outlets the following week, the statement said. Wohl, from the Art of Peace Foundation, said the timing of the release was deliberate. 'We wanted to express our support for the Tibetan people and their message of peace through music, a fundamental means of expression, at a time when the eyes of the world are on China.'"
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Редакция журнала Rolling Stone опубликовала первую десятку самых прибыльных гастролирующих артистов этого года. RUSH этом году находятся на 8-ой позиции, заработав в этом туре 18.3 млн.$, уступив таким группам и артистам, как POLICE, VAN HALEN, Bruce Springsteen.
Полный список такой:
Rolling Stone has published its Midyear Music Biz Report Card, showing Rush coming in at #8 among the year's rock and pop tours with $18.3 million in earnings, not too shabby for a second leg tour (last year Rush came in 6th with $21 million in earnings as reported by USA Today). The Top 10 Rock and Pop Tours for 2008 are: 1. Bon Jovi ($56.3 million), 2. Bruce Springsteen ($40.8 million), 3. Van Halen ($36.8 million), 4. Kanye West ($31.6 million), 5. Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige ($30.7 million), 6. Spice Girls ($23.3 million), 7. The Police ($23.3 million), 8. Rush ($18.3 million), 9. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($17.8 million), 10. Hannah Montana ($17.1 million
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Neil Peart has updated his website with the June 2008 installment of "News, Weather & Sports": "Independence Day". Neil writes about performing in Atlantic City, traveling up through New England, and includes a lengthy and hilarious interlude on helmet safety. The report opens with a short tirade on the injustice of comp tickets which are denied most hard core fans (and in this case those given to a casino's "big losers"), and at the same time Neil shows he's not as out of touch with his fans as some may think.
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The Roadshow Illustrated Companion - Delayed Indefinately Originally set for release from Rounder Books on September 25th, 2007, and later rescheduled for a release on July 25th, 2008, The Roadshow Illustrated Companion has been delayed indefinitely. According to Rounder Books' customer service, there is no release date scheduled at this time, and no other information was offered."A stunning companion to Roadshow: Landscape with Drums, The Illustrated Companion combines eloquent text with a range of full color photographs depicting the byways, bystanders, backstage hands, and other features of Neil Peart's ever-changing landscape as he journeys by motorcycle between dates on Rush's historic 30th Anniversary World Tour. Including concert photos taken by official Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan The Roadshow Illustrated Companion vividly chronicles Peart's ultimate travel adventure delivering a sublimely executed treatise on the art of travel."
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The 2004 Billboard Magazine Spotlight On Rush
After the recent attention Rush received in Rolling Stone magazine and the division among fans on whether or not the article 'Rush Never Sleeps' was a favorable one or not, John over at Cygnus-X1.net decided to revisit the amazing tribute Billboard magazine did on Rush back in May 2004 in celebration of their 30th Anniversary.
"The collection of articles and tributes that appeared in that issue were heart-warming and inspirational to read and further solidified the amazing and influential career that Rush has been blessed with. So, with that in mind, I've transcribed all of the Rush-related articles that appeared in that edition of Billboard magazine. Additionally, I've scanned all the images that accompanied those articles as well as all of the tributes and advertisements for Rush that were listed.
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Neil Peart in September's American Motorcyclist
Neil Peart can be seen in the September issue of the American Motorcyclist Association’s American Motorcyclist magazine. In the “Snapshots” section, Neil is pictured at the AMA’s museum with his drums and bike. Later in an article entitled “Seeing Stars,” they show his bike with a brief caption. - Thanks Roger for the headsup!

Neil's motorcycle and R30 drumkit are part of the "MotoStars: Celebritires + Motorcycles" exhibit at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. The exhibit features "machines, memorabilia and more drawn from celebrities' favorite two-wheel adventures". Rush fan Larry Barnes dropped by the museum and snapped off a few pics of the exhibit; the R30 drum kit is situated next to Neil's 1994 BMW R1100GS, with a odometer showing 163,764 km!
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Alex Lifeson today is 55!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

12.09.2008. - Neal Peart is 56!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Долгожданный релиз DVD RUSH: Snakes & Arrows Live, ориентировочно должен появиться на прилавках музыкальных магазинов 25 ноября!!!


Snakes & Arrows Live DVD & Blu-ray - Content Revealed
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"Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD on November 25 from the legendary rock trio RUSH. This 3 disc DVD set, also available as a Blu-ray Disc, follows their Zoë Vision DVD releases Rush-R30 (2005) and Rush in Rio (2003).

Snakes & Arrows Live DVD (full track listing below) was filmed with 21 High Definition cameras in 16x9 widescreen format, over two nights in October 2007 at the Netherlands’ Ahoy Rotterdam arena during the renowned rock trio’s lengthy world tour. Additional SD footage was filmed in Atlanta this past July. The five month trek supporting Rush’s critically acclaimed 2007 studio release, Snakes & Arrows, which includes the Grammy® Award-nominated track, "Malignant Narcissism," topped Pollstar’s Top 100 2007 Tours list at #12.

While previous DVD releases showcase different sides of the band, this DVD offers fans a rare and close up look at the prodigious musicianship for which the band is renown. Cameras follow bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart, closely, capturing not only their playing, note for note, but also the intimacy they share on stage. The diverse track list includes many new songs from Snakes & Arrows as well as old favorites like “Tom Sawyer” and “Freewill” plus an explosive rendition of "Between the Wheels."" Among the hidden gems and numerous special tour moments included as extras is the fan coveted "What’s That Smell" vignette and outtakes, a skit used to intro the second set, which capitalizes on the still emerging comedic talents of both Alex and Geddy who excel (and revel) in their roles as wild characters. Featuring collector’s quality packaging and a choice of Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound or PCM Stereo for a superior audio experience, the DVD was mixed by frequent collaborator Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Mick Jagger). Total running time is 221 minutes.

Snakes & Arrows made a triumphant debut on the Billboard 200 upon its release May 2007, entering the chart in the #3 spot. The album’s popular success marked Rush’s highest chart debut since 1993, as well as the group’s eleventh top ten album in the U.S. Snakes & Arrows also debuted at #3 in the band’s native Canada and at #13 in the UK - the band’s highest British chart ranking in 16 years. In addition, the album premiered in the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and in the top twenty in Norway, the Netherlands, and Japan." - Rush.com Press Release

Disk 1: Limelight, Digital Man, Entre Nous, Mission, Freewill, The Main Monkey Business, The Larger Bowl, Secret Touch, Circumstances, Between the Wheels, Dreamline. Extras: What’s Thats Smell (DVD Content), 2007 Tour Outtakes, What’s That Smell Outtakes, FarCry (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage), The Way the Wind Blows (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage), Red Sector A from the R30 Tour

Disk 2: FarCry, Workin’ Them Angels, Armour and Sword, Spindrift, The Way the Wind Blows, Subdivisions, Natural Science, Witch Hunt, Malignant Narcissism - De Slagwerker, Hope, Distant Early Warning, The Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, One Little Victory, A Passage to Bangkok, YYZ

Disk 3 'Oh, Atlanta - The Authorized Bootlegs': Ghost of a Chance, Red Barchetta, The Trees, 2112/The Temples of Syrinx
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2008 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert
Neil Peart will be participating in the 2008 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert to be held Saturday, October 18th, at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Michael of NeilPeartDrumsticks.com has obtained a photo taken by Neil's drum tech, Lorne Wheaton, of the drumkit Neil will be using for the event. Additional guests performing with the Buddy Rich Band will include John Blackwell, Terry Bozzio and Nick Rich with additional guests to be announced.

Neil Peart also participated in the 1991 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert, which is now available on DVD. That project ultimately led to the creation of Burning For Buddy Vol. 1 and 2.
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Rush Retrospective 3 Tracklist Revealed

Update: the tracklist for both the CD edition as well as the DVD edition of Retrospective 3 have been revealed.
CD tracklist: 1. One Little Victory (remix) 2. Dreamline 3. Workin' Them Angels 4. Presto 5. Bravado 6. Driven 7. The Pass 8. Animate 9. Roll the Bones 10. Ghost of a Chance (live) 11. Nobody's Hero 12. Leave That Thing Alone 13. Earthshine (remix) 14. Far Cry

DVD tracklist: 1. Stick it Out 2. Nobody's Hero 3. Half the World 4. Driven 5. Roll the Bones 6. Show Don't Tell 7. The Pass 8. Superconductor 9. Far Cry 10. Malignant Narcissism 11. The Seeker (live) 12. Secret Touch (live) 13. Resist (live)

[(Ghost Of A Chance is one of only 12 tracks from the Atlantic era which were performed live but have not as of yet found their way onto any official live cd release. Here is the complete list:
Superconductor, Scars, War Paint, Ghost of a Chance, Where's My Thing?, Cold Fire, Double Agent, Time and Motion, Half the World, Limbo, Virtuality, Ceiling Unlimited (the only track performed during the VT tour not released on Rush in Rio)]
Retrospective 3 will be released December 9th. Although the album art is still a mystery, the album's title implies it may follow the theme created by the first two Retrospective albums released by Mercury Records in 1997, later remastered and reissued as the Gold 2cd set in 2006.

Retrospective 3 will fulfill the band's obligation to Atlantic Records. Although denied by a spokesman for Rush in a statement to Classic Rock magazine, it has been rumored that Rush is negotiating a future contract with Rounder Records, who released the R30 DVD in 2005.
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Аудио-запись композиции YYZ с концерта-мемориала Бадди Ричу с участием Нила Пирта, 16 октября, 2008 года:
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Crawdaddy Interview With Alex Lifeson
There's a new interview with Alex Lifeson by Crawdaddy on the Wolfgangsvault website. Lifeson discusses Snakes & Arrows, the tour, not playing Faithless live, Rush history, and his online guitar lessons on iVideosongs.com

Interview with Rush's Alex Lifeson
by Max Mobley

I’ve been very fortunate to have met a few of my heroes, including Elvis Costello when I was drunk off of free backstage beer. Costello could have destroyed me in our brief but memorable conversation together, but there was no need. His ego didn’t demand it, and he was apparently interested in our conversation, or at least was interested in talking to a fan for a dozen minutes or so. The conversation probably would have lasted longer had I not tried to kiss him—that was a big note-to-self moment for myself, if not for both of us...

When I know I am going to meet someone I admire, I approach the moment with caution. I’d rather keep it short than shatter any myths. So when I learned I was going to interview Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, my guitar hero for as long as I’ve been a guitar player, I just knew I was going to come across like a geek at a Star Trek convention, and at some point Mr. Lifeson would feel obliged to recommend I get a life. I spent hours writing down all my gushy Rush-geek questions and comments and then burying them like kim chee, all with the hopes of being able to draw up some proper questions about playing guitar, and about Rush. It was really hard since I thought I already knew everything there was about the band. Balancing questions about what it’s like to play "YYZ" on a real guitar as opposed to the plastic one from the Guitar Hero video game and say, questions about the chords of his impromptu ‘jazz number’ on Rush in Rio was quite a challenge. Also, in "The Sphere" from "Cygnus X-1 Book II", is the time signature really 11/8 or is it alternating between 5/4 and 6/4? See what I mean?

Fortunately, Lifeson is a generous interviewee, so things turned rather quickly into a conversation about something we both love—him! No wait, that’s not right. Like his bandmates, Lifeson comes across very unassuming. So we ended up talking about the thing that brought us together—a love for playing guitar and a love for music—with some Rush on the side!

Crawdaddy!: Snakes and Arrows has been a huge chart-topping success, and one of Rush’s biggest albums. At some point when you were making it, did you realize that this was going to be a big record along the lines of Moving Pictures or 2112, two of Rush’s most influential albums?

Alex Lifeson: I don’t know, it’s like a birth. It’s a pregnancy and you don’t quite know how the kid is going to turn out. And then after the term, there it is and in this case, it was a beautiful baby.

We felt very positive about it right from the start. The way Geddy [Lee, bass and vocals] and I were writing—very casually in the beginning and then introducing Nick [Rasculinecz, producer] into the mix about two-thirds of the way through—and then his influence and the great recording studio, Allaire, which unfortunately is going out of business.

Then the whole mixing in LA went really well. We had never done anything like that before. It was the first time we actually recorded and mixed a record in America.

So every aspect of the process of making that record was very, very positive. It was a cumulative thing, and at the end we felt it was some of our very best work.

Crawdaddy!: I’m sorry to hear that Allaire Studios is going out of business [it recently closed after this interview took place]. The ‘Making of Snakes and Arrows’ documentary on the MVI version of the album really shows off the studio, and what it’s like to make a Rush record. I guess Allaire is another casualty of the Pro Tools home studio world.

Lifeson: Oh, exactly. And they had such a great set-up there. I mean the rooms were great, the equipment, the control room with the big Neve console in it was one of the best rooms I’ve heard anywhere. The accommodations were great, the staff was great, they had it all. But unfortunately, yeah, you can go anywhere now, take your Pro Tools, and make a record, and that’s what everyone is doing.

Crawdaddy!: “Faithless” is one of my favorites from Snakes and Arrows, partly because it has such a monster solo—any reason you didn’t play it on the tour?

Lifeson: Well, we were torn. We wanted to play the whole record live, but we had to settle for nine songs, otherwise we’d be playing for four hours and that’s a little too much for us and, I think, for our audience. We had to make a decision about some of the songs we wanted to do. We all really wanted to do “Faithless”, and we talked about actually doing it on the last half of the tour. We prepped it and we ran through it a couple of times, but in the end we just decided to kind of stick with what we had and just change up some of the older stuff.

Crawdaddy!: It must be a very tough decision when you have an album like that.

Lifeson: Yeah, well what you do is one set you do Snakes and Arrows and then the next set you do all the old stuff. But I think that breaks it up a little too much for us. We like to mix the whole thing so that the show is more representative of our whole career.

Crawdaddy!: Rush concerts have become a clinic on how to play a rock concert.

Lifeson: Yeah, we’ve been at it for a while. [Laughs]
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